film fests 2024

Source: FDC / Giorgio Zucchiatti/La Biennale di Venezia / Wladyslaw (licensed under CC by 2.0)

The Cannes Palme d’Or, actor Jacob Elordi at Venice, the CN Tower in Toronto

Screen is running this regularly updated page with the latest film festival and market dates from across the world.

To submit details of or alter your festival dates, please contact us here with the name, dates, country and website for the event. Screen is also running a calendar for UK-Ireland film release dates here.

Ongoing

Hawai’i International Film Festival, US - October 2-November 10

Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan - October 28-November 6

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain - October 30-November 5

Ojai Film Festival, US - October 31-November 17

Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece - October 31-November 10

Denver Film Festival, US - November 1-10

Leeds International Film Festival, UK - November 1-17 

London Korean Film Festival, UK - November 1-13

Northern Lights Film Festival, Estonia - November 4-17

November

American Film Market, US - November 5-10

French Film Festival, UK - November 6-December 12

Nordic Film Days Luebeck, Germany - November 6-10

NY Baltic Film Festival, US - November 6-17

Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, US - November 6-10

Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden - November 6-17

Cork International Film Festival, Ireland - November 7-17

European Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania - November 7-21

Glimmerglass Film Days, US - November 7-11

AMT International Film Festival, US - November 8-10

CineCity Brighton Film Festival, UK - November 8-17

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US - November 8-17

Quezon City International Film Festival, Philippines - November 8-17

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia - November 8-24

Coast Film & Music Festival, US - November 9-17

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands - November 13-24

Sound Unseen, US - November 13-17

Three Rivers Film Festival, US - November 13-20

Camerimage, Poland - November 16-23

Pittsburgh Shorts, US - November 21-24

TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, Italy - November 21-23

London Baltic Film Festival, UK - November 28-December 1

Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco - November 29-December 7

December

Another Hole in the Head Genre Film Festival, US - December 1-25

Whistler Film Festival, Canada - December 4-8

Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, Greece - December 5-15

Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudia Arabia - December 5-14

Sound Unseen, US - December 12-15

Les Arcs Film Festival, France - December 14-21

Previous Events

Saint Augustine Film Festival, US - January 11-14

Palm Springs International Film Festival, US - January 4-15

FIPADOC Documentary Film Festival, France - January 19-27

Sundance Film Festival, US - January 18-28

Ostend Film Festival, Belgium - January 26-February 3

International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands - January 25-February 4

Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden - January 26-February 4

DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland - January 30-February 4

SCAD TVFest, US - February 7-10

Victoria Film Festival, Canada - February 2-11

European Film Market, Germany - February 15-21

Berlin International Film Festival, Germany - February 15-25

Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland - February 22-March 2

Sun Valley Film Festival, US - February 28-March 3

Romford Horror Film Festival, UK - February 29-March 3

True/False Film Fest, US - February 29-March 3

Australian International Documentary Conference, Australia - March 3-6

Qumra, Qatar - March 1-6

Cartoon Movie, France - March 5-7

FrightFest Glasgow, UK - March 7-9

Glasgow Film Festival, UK - February 28-March 10

Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg - February 29-March 10

Malaga Film Festival, Spain - March 1-10

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, UK - March 7-10

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, Hong Kong - March 11-13

Filmart, Hong Kong - March 11-14

SXSW, US - March 8-16

Borderlines Film Festival, UK - March 1-17

Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival, US - March 7-17

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece - March 7-17

Hebden Bridge Film Festival, UK - March 15-17

Screen Forever, Australia - March 19-21

CPH:DOX, Denmark - March 13-24

Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria - March 13-24

Manchester Film Festival, UK - March 15-24

Series Mania, France - March 17-24

Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, UK - March 20-24

Sofia Meetings, Bulgaria - March 20-24

Sonoma International Film Festival, US - March 20-24

Garden State Film Festival, US - March 21-24

Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania - March 14-27

Screen Forever Online Market, Australia - March 26-27

Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Part 1, US - March 29-31

Red Lorry Film Festival, India - April 5-7

Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong - March 28-April 8

Diagonale, Austria - April 4-9

Canneseries, France - April 5-10

MIPTV, France - April 8-10

Cleveland International Film Festival, US - April 3-13

Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival, Vietnam - April 6-13

Miami Film Festival, US - April 5-14

Timeless Film Festival Warsaw, Poland - April 8-15

Visions Du Reel, Switzerland - April 12-21

Sands: International Film Festival Of St Andrews, UK - April 19-21

BCN Film Fest, Spain - April 18-26

Sunny Bunny, Ukraine - April 19-26

Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil - April 11-28

Istanbul Film Festival, Turkiye - April 17-28

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US - April 25-30

Far East Film Festival, Italy - April 24-May 2

Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference, US - April 25-May 5

HotDocs, Canada - April 25-May 5

San Francisco International Film Festival, US - April 25-May 5

Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea - May 1-10

DocsBarcelona, Spain - May 2-12

JFilm Festival, US - May 2-12

UK Asian Film Festival, UK - May 2-12

Seattle International Film Festival, US - May 9-19

Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, US - May 15-19

Harlem International Film Festival, US - May 16-19

Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, US - May 16-19

Marche Du Film, France - May 14-22

Cannes Film Festival, France - May 14-25

Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Part 2, US - May 11-26

Romford Film Festival, UK - May 24-28

Docaviv, Israel - May 23-June 1

Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Canada - May 24-June 1

IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal - May 23-June 2

Krakow Film Festival, Poland - May 26-June 2

Nippon Connection Film Festival, Germany - May 28-June 2

Mendocino Film Festival, US - May 30-June 2

New Media Film Festival, US - June 5-6

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, US - June 1-9

Lighthouse International Film Festival, US - June 5-9

Sundance Film Festival: London, UK - June 6-9

ECAM Forum, Spain - June 10-13

Sydney Film Festival, Australia - June 5-16

Tribeca Film Festival, US - June 5-16

Annecy International Animation Film Festival And Market, France - June 9-15

Bentonville Film Festival, US - June 10-16

American Black Film Festival, US - June 12-16

Provincetown International Film Festival, US - June 12-16

DC/DOX Film Festival, US - June 13-16

Sheffield DocFest, UK - June 12-17

Monte Carlo Television Festival, Monaco - June 14-18

CineEurope, Spain - June 17-20

Shanghai International Film Festival, China - June 14-23

Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania - June 14-23

Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues, France - June 18-23

Oak Cliff Film Festival, US - June 20-23

Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, US - June 14-24

Palm Springs International ShortFest, US - June 18-24

Nantucket Film Festival, US - June 19-24

Oakville Film Festival, Canada - June 19-25

London Screenings, UK - June 24-26

Sunny Side Of The Doc, France - June 24-27

Raindance Film Festival, UK - June 19-28

Shanghai TV Festival, China - June 24-28

Dances With Films Festival, US - June 20-30

Kimolos International Film Festival, Greece - June 24-29

FID Marseille, France - June 25-30

Brussels International Film Festival, Belgium - June 25-July 3

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic - June 28-July 6

Filmfest Munich, Germany - June 28-July 7

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), South Korea - July 4-14

Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia - July 7-14

Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland - July 9-14

Ocean Films Husavik, Iceland - July 19-20

Japan Cuts, US - July 10-21

Waco Indie, US - July 18-21

New York Asian Film Festival, US July 12-28

Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel - July 18-28

New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland - July 18-28

Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria - July 20-26

Malaysia International Film Festival, Malaysia - July 21-28

Cinema Rediscovered, UK - July 24-28

Comic-Con, US - July 25-28

World Culture Film Festival, US - July 25-28

Doc Edge Festival, New Zealand - June 19-July 31

Woods Hole Film Festival, US - July 27-August 3

Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada - July 18-August 4

BlackStar Film Festival, US - August 1-4

Martha’s Vineyard American Film Festival, US - August 2-10

37ºSouth Market, Australia – August 8-11

San Diego International Children’s Film Festival, US - July 25-August 17

Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland - August 7-17

HollyShorts Film Festival, US - August 8-17

Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK - August 15-21

Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia & Herzegovina - August 16-23

The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Norway - August 17-23

New Nordic Films, Norway - August 20-23

Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia - August 8-25

Sidewalk Film Festival, US - August 19-25

FrightFest, UK - August 22-26

SOUL Fest, UK - August 30-September 1

Venice Production Bridge, Italy - August 29-September 3

Venice International Film Festival, Italy - August 28-September 7

Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival, US - September 3-8

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada - September 5-15

Deauville American Film Festival, France - September 6-15

Camden International Film Festival, US - September 12-15

Prague Independent Film Festival, Czech Republic - September 12-15

Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada - September 11-18

Cheltenham International Film Festival, UK - September 13-22

Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, Canada - September 14-22

Breckenridge Film Festival, US - September 19-22

Climate Film Festival, US - September 20-22

Women X Film Festival, UK - September 20-22

The Smalls Film Festival, UK - September 21-22

Women Over 50 Film Festival (in-person), UK - September 21

Boston Film Festival, US - September 18-23

San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain - September 20-28

Calgary International Film Festival, Canada - September 19-29

Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland - September 19-29

International South Asian Film Festival of Canada, Canada - September 25-29

Pingyao International Film Festival, China - September 24-30

Monterrey International Film Festival, Mexico - September 25-October 2

DMZ Docs, South Korea - September 26-October 2

International Film Festival Schlingel, Germany - September 25-October 3

FilmFest Hamburg, Germany - September 26-October 5

Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland - September 26-October 6

Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada - September 26-October 6

Bolton International Film Festival, UK - October 2-6

Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film, France - October 2-6

Marbella International Film Festival, Spain - October 2-6

Women Over 50 Film Festival (online), UK - September 7-October 7

Unthinkable Film Festival, UK - October 2-7

Asian Contents & Film Market, South Korea - October 5-8

Film London Production Finance Market, UK - October 8-9

Busan International Film Festival, South Korea - October 2-11

RioMarket, Brazil - October 2-11

Athens International Film Festival, Greece - October 2-13

Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil - October 3-13

New York Greek Film Expo, US - October 3-13

Sitges Film Festival, Spain - October 3-13

Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland - October 3-13

Boise Film Festival, US - October 10-13

New York Film Festival, US - September 27-October 14

Folkestone Documentary Film Festival, UK - October 12-17

BFI London Film Festival, UK - October 9-20

Film Fest Gent, Belgium - October 9-20

Dokumentale, Germany - October 10-20

Woodstock Film Festival, US - October 15-20

Chelsea Film Festival, US - October 16-20

Santa Fe International Film Festival, US - October 16-20

Nordic International Film Festival, US - October 17-20

Haifa International Film Festival, Israel - October 15-26

Bergen International Film Festival, Norway - October 16-24 

British Urban Film Festival, UK - October 17-25

Newport Beach Film Festival, US - October 17-24

MIPCOM, France - October 21-24

Chicago International Film Festival, US - October 16-27

Green Film Festival of San Francisco, US - October 17-27

Philadelphia Film Festival, US - October 17-27

Riga International Film Festival, Latvia - October 17-27

San Francisco Short Film Festival, US - October 17-27

Hof International Film Festival, Germany - October 22-27

Little Venice Film Festival, UK - October 22-27

AFI Fest, US - October 23-27

Tallgrass Film Festival, US - October 24-27

Austin Film Festival, US - October 24-31

TIFFCOM, Japan - October 30-November 1

SCAD Savannah Film Festival, US - October 26-November 2

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic - October 25-November 3

DOK Leipzig, Germany - October 28-November 3

The American French Film Festival, US - October 29-November 3

Virginia Film Festival, US - October 30-November 3

GuadaLAjara Film Festival, US - November 1-3

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